green homes connecticut: Ct Rebates for Energy Efficient New Homes & Renovations 2018.
- 01/23/18 11:35 AM
Ct Rebates for Energy Efficient New Homes & Renovations 2018. Earn up to $7,000 with an average of $4,000 in rebates in Connecticut when building a new home or a full renovation on an existing home using energy efficient building practices that will pay for itself in years to come. Click here for a guide on Return On Investment on Energy Efficient building materials and improvements. It is a fairly easy process if you hire an experience builder and energy consultant such as Home Energy Technologies that will provide step by step consulting and certification services to your project. Home Energy Technologies will … (1 comments)
green homes connecticut: Happy Earth Day Connecticut ~ 2016.
- 04/21/16 11:54 PM
Happy Earth Day Connecticut ~ 2016. Earth Day April 22 is a modern environmental movement created in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson. Today there are 50,000 partners in 196 countries actively participating. Take action by joining the Billion Acts of Green with such actions as: Track your online energy use. Reduce your carbon footprint. Buy local produce. Start Composting. Stop using disposable plastic and more actions. For Connecticut Earth Day Events click here:- Connecticut 2016 Earth Day Events, Freebies and Pintables. Connecticut Earth Day Event Calendar. Wilton Go Green Festival May 1st.
To find events world wide click here … (3 comments)
There are many different checklists for greening your property be them commercial, residential or rental properties but they all have the same basic break down with such categories as: Solid Waste Reduction. Recycling Standards. Energy Conservation. Water Conservation. Pollution Prevention. Community Involvement & Education.
Here are five great links to get you started on Greening your properties. Green Business Self-Assessment. The Hawaii Green Business Standards Checklist for Hotels & Resorts. Green Office Checklist. Multifamily Green Toolkit. Green Home Rating Checklist.
Learn green real estate concepts, principles, practices and benefits from the ground up through the National Association of Realtors Green Designee program.
Advance courses for builders & architects, real estate professionals, homeowner, landlords and any other professional seeking to enhance their knowledge of Sustainable Building Practices, Energy Efficiency and Green Home Principals now offered at Norwalk Community College (NCC). These courses are offered this winter through the Extended Studies & Workforce Education Program with many of them starting in February, 2015. These courses are taught by experienced, highly trained professionals that can present the information in an easy to understand way. Some of the courses offered under the NCC Sustainable … (2 comments)
Thinking about building new, remodeling or just looking for some easy and cheap ways to save energy at home then the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, ACEEE should be your first stop. American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy is a Free Online Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings that explains how you can save money by improving energy efficiency of your home, help with the environment and create a more comfortable home to live in. Use links from this website to improve your homes: Building Envelope What … (3 comments)
McGraw Hill Construction (MHC), a part of McGraw Hill Financial, just released findings from a new Green Home Builders and Remodelers Study at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. Green homes comprised 23 percent of the overall residential construction market in 2013 which is equal to $36 Billion market opportunity. MHC estimates that the green market share will grow to between 26 percent and 33 percent of the market by 2016 which is double of today’s market from … (8 comments)
Connecticut’s 2012 Zero Energy Challenge is about designing and building a single or multi-family super efficiency, near energy zero use house. This is the third year of the challenge with the overall winner getting $10,000. Other category of winners are: Lowest overall HERS Index: $5,000 Lowest HERS Index without renewable technologies: $5,000 Most affordable project (cost/sq. ft.): $5,000 Lowest projected annual net operating cost: $5,000 For the 2012 challenge there are 8 participants throughout Connecticut: Appropriate Designs, North Franklin, Ct ~ 2 bedroom, 1,680 sq. ft. BPC Green Builders, … (3 comments)
With the new year there seems to be a pick up of new construction and you begin to see more and more energy efficient sustainable homes being built. There are a number of rating systems and organization for 'Green' homes but here in Fairfield County, Connecticut the three you see most are:
•· Energy Star for Homes. •· National Green Building Standard (NGBS) •· LEED for Homes
Each one of these systems is voluntary and is used to give an architect, builder … (4 comments)
The Performance House is a new built ultra-green home in Old Greenwich, Connecticut but looking from the outside this Nantucket style wood shingle homes looks no different than other homes in the neighborhood. Yet every detail in The Performance House was decided with the objective of creating a safe, comfortable, healthy, efficient and durable home. This house of the future is recognized to be one of the most energy efficient homes in the state. To achieve this third party verification needs to be done and Preferred Building Contractor … (6 comments)
Ct Rebates for Energy Efficient New Homes & Renovations 2018. 
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